Bloomberg Law
Jan. 30, 2019, 12:15 PM UTC

Tech Group Favors Privacy Bill That Preempts Tougher State Laws

Ben  Brody
Ben Brody
Bloomberg News

A new privacy bill proposed by Senator Marco Rubio, which would override more restrictive state laws, is winning support from a Washington-based technology trade group that counts Alphabet Inc.’s Google, Facebook Inc. and eBay Inc. as members.

The Florida Republican’s legislation would impose a national privacy standard and supersede tougher data-protection regulations that will take effect in California in 2020. It would also preempt measures that consumer groups are pushing in multiple states, including Washington.

Marco Rubio
Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg

Pushing back against state privacy laws has become a top priority for the tech industry. Privacy measures are also likely to cause clashes between ...

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